From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Mark H Weaver Subject: Unpatched security flaws in GNU IceCat 38 Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2016 23:06:17 -0400 Message-ID: <87lh0dz106.fsf@netris.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:38673) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bV8zS-0006SD-4Z for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 03 Aug 2016 23:06:34 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bV8zN-0002On-Sm for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 03 Aug 2016 23:06:32 -0400 Received: from world.peace.net ([50.252.239.5]:37577) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bV8zN-0002Oj-Ol for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 03 Aug 2016 23:06:29 -0400 List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" To: guix-devel@gnu.org I'm sorry to report that GNU IceCat 38 can no longer be safely used, due to critical security flaws that are believed to allow remote code execution. I was unable to backport upstream fixes from 45.3 to 38. Until IceCat 45.3 is available, I recommend that you use Epiphany. Regretfully, Mark